I listened to this fight on my car radio, a huge fan of Casius Clay, and remained a huge fan after he became Muhammad Ali. This fight was one of just few of my greatest and most thrilling sports' memories. It was terrific to hear this fight called once again after all these years. Many thanks for posting both the radio call and the film!
I was a 4 years old in Pakistan who couldn't read English but my dad read me everything from Pakistan Times about the fight That's when I fell in Love with Ali for a life time
I was rooting for Clay right along with you. Man, that was perhaps the longest twenty-three minutes of my life! I was in the eighth grade and bet every penny I could on Cassius with my classmates. I only got three-to-one odds because I didn't think the kids would pay off on eight-to-one odds. I couldn't believe it the next day when everyone not only paid off their losses but were happy for me as well.
Thanks for uploading this rare audio. I've been looking to find this Cosell / Keiter broadcast for years. It's dramatically more interesting for this epic moment in boxing. Ali was the greatest.
When I was 19 I had seen Ali fight. Saw Liston fight. Made bets with everyone I could that Clay would take it. (I have been in a boxing ring a few times, so can pick a style apart) I was the only one not surprised
what a great upset I was 15 years old in 64 listening to the radio I was going crazy as then cassius clay pull of the greatest upset in boxing history at school the next day we were all dancing and boxing screaming (I am the greatest lol
Les Keiter did an amazing job, commentating on this fight!...so detailed, and rapid-fire at the same time!...I listened to this fight on the radio, as a 17yo kid. It was so exciting, and many people felt that this fight was somehow heralding a new concept of the future. I was shocked to learn here, that Keiter's broadcasting partner that night was Howard Cosell!...Keiter was the superior commentator, for sure..I wonder whatever happened to him?...Guess I gotta Google him!
I was a couple years older and recorded it on my dad‘s reel to reel tape recorder which progressed to digital. Synced it up with the bell and in round seven Bundini yelling in Clay‘s ear while Cosell was interviewing him.
@@monalisaproduction I have watched that fight many times and I always saw Howard in the ring and have always wondered, and wanted to find a recording with his call. A Heavyweight Championship fight back then was a HUGE event. The rematch was in my state, (Maine), at Bates College in Lewiston. We all know how that turned out.
Thank you so much for this beautiful broadcast if Clay/Liston I with the Les Keiter/Howard Cossell ABC Radio Call Keiter and Cossell's call was much more Nostalgic than Steve Ellis and Joe Louis. While the TNT broadcasters attempted to allow the action to speak for itself, the Les Kieter radio blow by blow was so much more exciting in my opinion.
Thank you so much for the comment. Recorded the audio on a reel to reel tape recorder listening to the fight with my dad on that night. I was and still am a huge Ali fan. I synced up the six rounds mainly with the bell but the seventh round was tough, and synced that round up using Drew Bundini Brown yelling into clay‘s ear while he was being interviewed by Cosell, to get it right.
@@monalisaproduction And thank you, sir, for putting this recording together!..The fight was so exciting, almost on par with The Beatles amazing debut on Ed Sullivan!...the 1960s were so awesome to live through, I feel sorry for younger generations--they do not even know what they missed!
So who’s bright idea was it to cut out the Howard Cossell - announced breaks between rounds and replace it with the Steve Ellis parts that everybody has already heard? Way to go Einstein
I don't blame Listin for giving up after the 6th round, he couldn't even beat Ali when Ali was blind in the 5th round, he probably was thinking what does it take to beat this guy
Why did you cut Cossell? Howard Cossell and Rocky Marciano did the color commentary between rounds for this ABC radio broadcast of the fight, but it has been taken out here mostly. It was one of Cossell’s first announcing jobs after quitting law
Les clearly does NOT know the definition of the word “topple”. Still, I love his excitement as he calls the birth of the greatest sports icon the world has ever seen.
Disappointed they didn't ask Liston about the "element on his gloves" Ali claims blinded him in the 5th... And I don't understand how that would only blind him after the 4th... Also why didn't Ali's corner tell the referee to check Liston's gloves or have the doctor check Ali's eyes to confirm his charge?
Some men start to lose their hair early in life, 20s 30s 40s... I had a full head of hair in my late 50s, and some never lose any so what's your point.
@@youtoo2233 Most fans believe that Listen was more like 34-35 when he took on Ali. I have some sympathy for Liston..he had a horrible life as a kid, and was into a type of "thug life". Liston will always be in my top 5, for hardest punchers...I cannot believe how Ali managed to shake off some of those blows. What a fight!
@@curbozerboomer1773 yeah especially in that 5th round when Ali could barely see and therefore was getting nailed a lot, but he took it well. Although Ali got dropped a few times in his career he seemed to take a punch as well as anyone else
